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How to watch Oregon vs. Purdue football livestreams

Wondering how to watch college football this season? Here are your best options: Best for affordability Sling TV Blue Plan $20 for the first month, then $40/month ...

The Verge

Ash Parrish

Fans come to the rescue of popular Mario content creator

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Fans of the popular Mario blog, Supper Mario Broth, have come together to remind us that the internet can still be a place where good things happen.

Supper Mario Broth is one of the most wholesome Mario blogs on the internet. Since 2017, its owner has posted a regular stream of Mario-flavored tidbits he could dig up including interesting glitches, old advertisements and merchandise, screenshots, gifs, artwork, and more. If it’s obscure and has to do with Mario,...

The Verge

Allison Johnson

OnePlus might be ditching curved edges too

The future of phones is flat. | Image: Digital Chat Station on Weibo

The next OnePlus flagship looks a little flat — and that’s a good thing. The alleged image of the unreleased OnePlus 13 was posted to Weibo and has been since removed, but not before it was spotted by 9to5Google. It shows the phone with flat sides rather than the curved edges featured by recent OnePlus phones. It’s a small shift, but it would make OnePlus the latest in a long list of phone makers to adopt the...

The Verge

Wes Davis Sean Hollister

Epic judge lets Google keep its Android app store closed to competitors — for now

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Google just netted a small but key victory in its Epic legal battle. Last week, the company asked Judge James Donato to press pause on his November 1st deadline to drastically alter its Android app store rules. Today he did just that, Epic and Google confirm to The Verge, granting Google a temporary administrative stay. That means Google may not have to change its Play Store practices for years, if at all, while it appeals the verdict.

In...

ESPN.com

Brooke Pryor

Tomlin mum, but WR Pickens says Wilson to start

Mike Tomlin hasn't named a starting QB, but receiver George Pickens thinks it's Russell Wilson.

BuzzFeed - Latest

It's Time To Find Out If You're More Like Agatha, Rio, Billy, Lilia, Jen, Or Alice From "Agatha All Along"

I'm currently crossing my fingers hoping I'm most like Agatha or Rio.

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Wired Top Stories

Brenda Stolyar

The Apple Keyboard Is Bad. Upgrade to the Nuio Flow Instead

Upgrade your Apple MacBook setup with Nuio's new expensive, ergonomic, fully wireless split keyboard.

SBNation.com

Mark Schofield

McLaren, Mercedes among F1 teams bringing big upgrades to United States Grand Prix

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The 2024 F1 season may be winding down but the developmental fight rages on in Austin

AUSTIN — The 2024 Formula 1 season may be drawing to a close, but the ongoing development battle shows no signs of slowing down.

On Friday all ten F1 teams were required to produce their list of upgrades for the United States Grand Prix and several teams identified substantial upgrades to their 2024 challengers. Among them?...

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X to allow third parties to train AI on your posts

It looks like even more AI is going to be trained on your shitposts on X.

X announced back in July that it would use users posts to train X's AI chatbot Grok, but on Wednesday, the social network updated its Privacy Policy to allow third parties to train their AI models on X data, too.

In the third section of the Privacy Policy, X writes that "depending on your settings, or if you decide to share your data, we may share or disclose your information with third parties."

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Google Maps is tweaking its look to improve the experience

If you've gotten used to where Google Maps displays weather information, I have bad news for you.

Google is planning on slightly tweaking the Google Maps mobile app by putting weather somewhere else, per 9to5Google. Weather has only been part of the Maps experience for less than a year and, until this change, it has sat in the upper left hand corner of the map display as you scroll around looking for a place to get lunch. Once the change goes through (it's only visible in beta versions of the...

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Amazon deal of the day: The impressive LG CordZero All-in-One is $400 cheaper than usual

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Oct. 18: OUR TOP PICK LG CordZero All-in-One Auto Empty cordless vacuum $600.62 at Amazon (save $399.37) ...

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Shop Best Buy's Outlet Event for up to 50% off clearance, open-box, and refurbished tech

GET UP TP 50% OFF: Now through October 20, you can get up to 50% off clearance, open-box, and refurbished tech during Best Buy's Outlet Event. Shop laptops, appliances, and more.

Our top picks: Best MacBook deal MacBook Air 13.6-inch laptop (M2, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) ...

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Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software is under federal investigation

U.S. regulators are investigating Tesla over its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software.

On Friday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defects announced that it was investigating Elon Musk's EV car company over "failure of the system engineering controls to react appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions."

According to the NHTSA, there have been four reported and identified incidents where a Tesla vehicle crashed when it was "entering an area of...

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FCC: All smartphones must have hearing aid compatibility

Addressing the disparities in assistive device access among the 48 million Americans with hearing loss, the FCC has ruled that all "mobile handsets" (read: smartphones) must be compatible with hearing aids.

"Americans with hearing loss will no longer be limited in their choice of technologies, features, and prices available in the mobile handset marketplace," wrote the FCC.

The rule was announced on Oct. 17 following years of deliberation by the organization's Hearing Aid Compatibility Task...

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How 6 generations of iPhone captured 20 years of motherhood in 'Motherboard'

Captured by six generations of iPhone, 'Motherboard' documents 20 years of single motherhood. Mashable spoke to filmmaker Victoria Mapplebeck.

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Take $50 off the Fitbit Google Ace for kids

SAVE $50: As of Oct. 18, get the Fitbit Google Ace on sale for $179.95 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $229.95. That's a discount of 22%.

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The Verge

Lauren Feiner

The FTC is trying to find out if John Deere’s repair policies broke the law

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing whether John Deere used unfair practices related to the repair of its agricultural equipment that might violate the FTC Act.

The investigation into John Deere’s restrictions on customers’ right to repair agricultural equipment was revealed by data analytics company Hargrove & Associates, Inc. (HAI), as it fights a subpoena-like civil investigative demand (CID) from the FTC to hand over...

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From Jim Carrey To Chevy Chase, I Ranked The Best And Worst "SNL" Presidential Impressions

As the country nears 2024 election day, it's time to reflect on the best and worst Saturday Night Live presidential impressions.

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SBNation.com

James Dator

Drake Maye thinks British NFL fans should support the Pats because they’re from ‘New England’

Some children were left behind.

The Patriots are in England to take on the Jaguars this weekend and rookie quarterback Drake Maye was asked why the local fans should pull for the red, white, and blue of his team.

Drake Maye asked why English fans should support the Patriots:

“First off I think it comes with the name: New England.” pic.twitter.com/DSzJFzXOpW

— Chris Mason (@ByChrisMason) October 18, 2024

Bless his heart.

Okay, so let’s ignore the obvious of the PATRIOTS...

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Joseph Acosta

Jhonkensy Noel’s game-tying homer for the Guardians is even better in Spanish

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The Spanish call of Jhonkensy Noel’s game-tying home run proves Spanish announcers have more fun

The Cleveland Guardians’ comeback victory in Game 3 of the ALCS was full of incredible moments. From Yankees’ sluggers Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton going back-to-back with home runs, Guardians’ first baseman Josh Naylor basically doing the splits to record an out, culminating in David Fry’s walk-off homer to win it for the Guardians, Game 3...

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